Cover cropping is a promising sustainable agricultural method with the potential to enhance
soil health and mitigate consequences of soil degradation. Because cover cropping can …

Soil fertility management is one of the most important factors affecting crop production. The
use of organic manures, including green manure, is an important strategy to maintain and/or …

Rotation with Chinese milk vetch (MV) as winter green manure in double-rice cropping
system is an efficient approach to substitute chemical fertilizer (CF). However, the optimal …

Soil microbial diversity affects soil chemical cycling and ecosystem function. However, how
highly connected keystone species regulate associated microbial structure and function (of …

The nitrogen (N)-fixing community in soil, a key functional player to replenish N pools from
atmospheric N 2, can be radically changed by the addition of inorganic or organic substrate; …

Green manure crops play an important role in reducing chemical fertilizer applications while
enhancing soil fertility. However, the effects of winter-planted green manure crops on rice …

Chemical fertilizers are often used in managed grasslands to alleviate nutrient deficiency,
especially for nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), and to maximize plant production. Soil …

Nitrogen fertilization has important effects on nitrification. However, how the rate of nitrogen
fertilization affects nitrification potential, as well as the communities of ammonia-oxidizing …

Nitrification plays an important role in the soil nitrogen cycle. Here, we conducted an
experiment in three different soil types (red soil, black soil, and alluvial soil) to evaluate the …

Green manuring is an established strategy for soil nutrient enrichment; however, its effects
on the soil microbiome remain unclear. In this study, we assessed the impact of green …